KefaKefa = Peter (Greek for Rock)�s First Letter, Chapter 2
{2:1} Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit,
hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking, {2:2} as newborn babes,
long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby, {2:3}
if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious: {2:4} coming to
him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God,
precious. {2:5} You also, as living stones, are built up as a
spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual
sacrifices, acceptable to God through Yeshua the Messiah. {2:6}
Because it is contained in Scripture,
"Behold, I lay in Tziyon a chief cornerstone, elect, precious:
He who believes in him will not be put to shame."
{2:7} For you therefore who believe is the honor, but for such as
are disobedient,
"The stone which the builders rejected,
Has become the chief cornerstone,"
{2:8} and,
"A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense."
For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, whereunto also they
were appointed. {2:9} But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a
holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may show
forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his
marvelous light: {2:10} who in time past were no people, but now are
the people of God, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained
mercy. {2:11} Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, to
abstain from fleshly lust, which war against the soul; {2:12} having
good behavior among the nations, so in that which they speak against
you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they see,
glorify God in the day of visitation. {2:13} Therefore subject
yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to
the king, as supreme; {2:14} or to governors, as sent by him for
vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to those who do well. {2:15}
For so is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to
silence the ignorance of foolish men: {2:16} as free, and not using
your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.
{2:17} Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
{2:18} Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not
only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked. {2:19} For it is
commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of
conscience toward God. {2:20} For what glory is it, if, when you sin,
you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently
endure suffering, this is commendable with God. {2:21} For to this
were you called, because Messiah also suffered for us, leaving us an
example, that you should follow his steps, {2:22} who did not sin,
"neither was deceit found in his mouth." {2:23} Who, when he was
reviled, didn't revile back. When he suffered, didn't threaten, but
committed himself to him who judges righteously; {2:24} who his own
self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to
sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.
{2:25} For you were going astray like sheep; but are now returned to
the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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